Journal Reviews

The ‘My Hearing Explained’ tool: audiologist and client perceptions

4 September 2023 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA-Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA-Auditory Implants | Audiogram, IDA tool, behavioural measures, hearing assessment feedback, my hearing explained, perceptions, person-centred care, psycho-social/emotional

The study notes that the pure tone audiogram has been the primary clinical and counselling tool used by clinicians to assess and describe hearing thresholds to individuals and families since 1922. The Ida Institutes, ‘My Hearing Explained’ tool has become...

Hearing loss and social support

1 January 2019 | | Demographics/epidemiology, adult or general hearing screening, behavioural measures, psycho-social/emotional

The aim of this above study was to investigate how perceived social support and the hearing loss handicap may be influenced by residency and demographics. A total of 106 participants were tested, 71 of them with hearing loss. Thirty of...